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SC State relents, decides to pick new commencement speaker after Evette backlash

The naming of Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette to be the commencement speaker led to student protests at the HBCU. Amid the protests, Evette called the demonstrators a “woke mob.”

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Apr 29, 2026

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SC State relents, decides to pick new commencement speaker after Evette backlash
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The naming of Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette to be the commencement speaker led to student protests at the HBCU. Amid the protests, Evette called the demonstrators a “woke mob.”
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